Best middle schools in Brooklyn (2025)

Schools classified as middle schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 99 schools in Brooklyn, New York. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New York.

#	School	Sector	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Exploratory School (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	88.7 Top 5%	81% Math proficiency	518
2	Brooklyn Urban Garden Charter School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	86.2 Top 5%	32% Free/reduced-price lunch	309
3	New Voices School of Academic and Creative Arts Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	82.2 Top 10%	77% Math proficiency	546
4	MS 442 Carroll Gardens School for Innovation Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	79.6 Top 10%	61% Math proficiency	338
5	Mark Twain Is 239 for the Gifted and Talented Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	78.0 Top 25%	89% Math proficiency	1,295
6	MS 51 William Alexander Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	77.6 Top 25%	83% Math proficiency	1,038
7	Christa McAuliffe School (The) /Is 187 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	73.9 Top 25%	97% Math proficiency	949
8	Is 98 Bay Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	71.8 Top 25%	93% Math proficiency	1,435
9	Bridges: A School for Exploration and Equity Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	70.5 Top 25%	47% Free/reduced-price lunch	298
10	Madeleine Brennan School (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	68.7 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	1,518
11	Jhs 259 William McKinley Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	65.4 Top 50%	73% Math proficiency	1,780
12	Dock Street School for STEAM Studies Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.5 Top 50%	49% Math proficiency	220
13	MS 839 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	63.1 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	310
14	Jhs 234 Arthur W Cunningham Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	60.8 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	1,447
15	School of Integrated Learning (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	59.1 Top 50%	56% Math proficiency	214
16	Is 228 David A Boody Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	58.7 Top 50%	57% Math proficiency	1,555
17	Is 392 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.6 Top 50%	51% Math proficiency	284
18	Jhs 223 Montauk (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	57.1 Top 50%	62% Math proficiency	625
19	Jhs 383 Philippa Schuyler Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.8 Top 50%	48% Math proficiency	651
20	Jhs 278 Marine Park Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.7 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	841
21	Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	56.3 Top 50%	61% Math proficiency	1,198
22	Conselyea Preparatory School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	54.4 Top 50%	40% Math proficiency	366
23	Is 318 Eugenio Maria de Hostos Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	52.0 Top 50%	46% Math proficiency	1,028
24	Is 381 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	51.7 Top 50%	41% Math proficiency	296
25	Jhs 88 Peter Rouget Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	51.5 Top 50%	39% Math proficiency	843
26	Jhs 220 John J Pershing Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	51.4 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	1,257
27	MS 890 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	47.5 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	336
28	MS 936 Arts Off 3rd Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	46.4 Lower 50%	77.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	441
29	Jhs 227 Edward B Shallow Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	45.8 Lower 50%	46% Math proficiency	1,327
30	Is 96 Seth Low Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	45.7 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	851
31	Uncommon Williamsburg Charter School Nyc Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 5–8	Charter	45.7 Lower 50%	84% Free/reduced-price lunch	250
32	Lenox Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	45.2 Lower 50%	76.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	264
33	Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	44.5 Lower 50%	81.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	196
34	Is 340 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	44.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	136
35	Uncommon Bed-Stuy East Charter School Nyc Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 5–9	Charter	44.2 Lower 50%	85.2% Free/reduced-price lunch	317
36	Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	41.8 Lower 50%	92.5% Free/reduced-price lunch	268
37	Sunset Park Prep Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	41.6 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	390
38	MS 267 Math Science & Technology Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	41.2 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	142
39	School of Technology Arts and Research Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–6	Public	40.0 Lower 50%	77.7% Free/reduced-price lunch	112
40	MS 935 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	39.8 Lower 50%	89.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	303
41	Brooklyn Science and Engineering Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	39.4 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	399
42	Jhs 62 Ditmas Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	39.2 Lower 50%	39% Math proficiency	857
43	Ronald Edmonds Learning Center II Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	37.4 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	99
44	Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	36.8 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	416
45	Frederick Douglass Academy Viii Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	36.4 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	303
46	Jhs 50 John D Wells Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	36.4 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	388
47	Jhs 14 Shell Bank Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	36.1 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	469
48	Vista Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	35.3 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	434
49	Jhs 292 Margaret S Douglas Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	33.9 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	267
50	MS 582 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	33.7 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	332
51	MS 61 DR Gladstone H Atwell Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	33.2 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	286
52	Jhs 78 Roy H Mann Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	33.0 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	662
53	Red Hook Neighborhood School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 3–8	Public	32.4 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	168
54	Liberty Avenue Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	31.9 Lower 50%	34% Math proficiency	450
55	Achievement First Voyager Charter School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 7–8	Charter	31.3 Lower 50%	93.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	96
56	MS 35 Stephen Decatur Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	31.3 Lower 50%	28% Math proficiency	175
57	Is 285 Meyer Levin Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	31.0 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	512
58	Parkside Preparatory Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	30.4 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	248
59	Science and Medicine Middle School (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	29.8 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	229
60	Is 349 Math Science and Technology Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	29.7 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	173
61	Andries Hudde Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	29.5 Lower 50%	23% Math proficiency	389
62	Jhs 162 Willoughby (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	29.2 Lower 50%	26% Math proficiency	281
63	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 2–8	Charter	29.1 Lower 50%	74.3% Free/reduced-price lunch	494
64	Is 211 John Wilson Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	28.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	188
65	Mott Hall Bridges Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	28.0 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	200
66	Middle School for Art and Philosphy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	27.7 Lower 50%	22% Math proficiency	156
67	John Ericsson Middle School 126 Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	27.1 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	157
68	Legacy School of the Arts Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26.7 Lower 50%	24.5% Math proficiency	160
69	Evergreen Middle School for Urban Exploration Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26.6 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	354
70	MS 266 Park Place Community Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	26.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	75
71	MS 246 Walt Whitman Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.7 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	357
72	Fort Green Preparatory Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	24.4 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	228
73	Lamad Academy Charter School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	24.3 Lower 50%	80% Free/reduced-price lunch	165
74	Is 136 Charles O Dewey Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.2 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	474
75	New Heights Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.1 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	226
76	Ebbets Field Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	153
77	Highland Park Community School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.0 Lower 50%	19% Math proficiency	218
78	Urban Assembly Unison School (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	23.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	172
79	Is 68 Isaac Bildersee Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.9 Lower 50%	21% Math proficiency	237
80	Is 171 Abraham Lincoln Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.7 Lower 50%	18% Math proficiency	276
81	Jhs 291 Roland Hayes Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.1 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	294
82	MS 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.1 Lower 50%	20% Math proficiency	194
83	Brooklyn Green School (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	22.0 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	214
84	Madiba Prep Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	20.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	176
85	Brooklyn Environmental Exploration School (Bees) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	20.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	147
86	Whitelaw Reid Academy of Arts and Business Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.9 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	77
87	Jhs 218 James P Sinnott Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.4 Lower 50%	9% Math proficiency	307
88	Middle School of Media Law and Fine Arts (The) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.3 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	173
89	Riverdale Avenue Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	19.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	98
90	Kappa V (Knowledge and Power Prep Academy) Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	18.7 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	97
91	Is 347 School of Humanities Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	18.5 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	193
92	Restoration Academy Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	18.3 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	91
93	Elijah Stroud Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	17.6 Lower 50%	12% Math proficiency	119
94	Brownsville Collaborative Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	17.0 Lower 50%	17% Math proficiency	271
95	Van Siclen Community Middle School Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.7 Lower 50%	10% Math proficiency	161
96	East New York Middle School of Excellence Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	14.6 Lower 50%	14% Math proficiency	235
97	Collegiate Academy-Math-Personal Awa Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Charter	14.4 Lower 50%	91.8% Free/reduced-price lunch	85
98	Mott Hall IV Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	13.6 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	108
99	School of the Future Brooklyn Brooklyn · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	13.6 Lower 50%	2.5% Math proficiency	119

Exploratory School (The) in Brooklyn leads the 2025 list of middle schools in Brooklyn with a Success Index (US) of 88.7. Of the 99 schools shown, 90 are public, 9 are charter.

For the full picture see the wider New York middle schools rankings, every school on the Brooklyn page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best middle school in Brooklyn?

Exploratory School (The) in Brooklyn, New York ranks first among middle schools in Brooklyn with a Success Index (US) of 88.7 out of 100 (Enrollment: 518).

How are middle schools in Brooklyn ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.